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Saudis pressured Pakistan into skipping Malaysia summit: Turkey’s Erdogan
Dec 22, 2019 09:34Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Saudi Arabia pressured Pakistan to pull out of a recently concluded summit of Muslim nations in the Malaysian capital, adding it was not the first time that Riyadh had threatened Islamabad.
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Netanyahu rejoices as UAE FM supports Israel-Arab alliance
Dec 22, 2019 05:25The UAE minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation has tweeted an article supporting an alliance between Arab countries and Israel, receiving an immediate welcome from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Saudi Arabia deploys dozens of troops to key oil field in eastern Syria: Report
Dec 22, 2019 05:00Saudi Arabia has reportedly deployed dozens of combat troops to a major oilfield in Syria’s Eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr as the United States and some of its regional allies are vying with one another to seize oil reserves and plunder natural resources in the war-battered country.
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80,000 Yemeni children suffer from persistent trauma, psychological disorders: Ministry
Dec 22, 2019 04:48Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights has warned that the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught against the impoverished and conflict-ridden Arab country has taken heavy toll on Yemeni children's mental wellbeing, saying tens of thousands of minors suffer from persistent trauma and psychological disorders there.
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US report on Khashoggi murder must reveal individuals involved: UN official
Dec 21, 2019 09:03The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Agnes Callamard, says a US intelligence report on the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi must reveal the individuals involved in the killing.
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Twitter aborts another ‘manipulative’ Saudi state-backed op, which included activity against Iran
Dec 21, 2019 03:44Twitter has uncovered a “significant” misinformation operation originating in Saudi Arabia and backed by the Riyadh regime, removing more than a staggering 88,000 accounts involved in that operation, which included activity against Iran.
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UN reiterates that it can't verify US allegations against Iran in Aramco attacks
Dec 20, 2019 13:09The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has reiterated earlier remarks by the UN General Secretary that the body cannot verify US claims blaming Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facilities.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah, Saudi-backed militants exchange dozens of prisoners
Dec 20, 2019 05:12Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and Saudi-backed militants have exchanged dozens of prisoners in a swap in the southern Yemeni governorate of Ta’izz, local sources said.
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Talk of 'real progress' in Doha-Riyadh rapprochement early: Qatari FM
Dec 17, 2019 03:16Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says it was still early to talk about “real progress” with Saudi Arabia over the ongoing blockade imposed against Qatar, but the channels of communication between Doha and Riyadh are open.
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Yemen's Ansarullah slams Riyadh for violating Stockholm Agreement
Dec 16, 2019 05:03On Sunday, Yemeni officials rejected reports about secret talks between the Ansarullah Movement and Saudi Arabia.